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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0700enhourly1Spice World - Synthetic marijuana is more illegal than the real stuff—and easier to buy.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19392-spice_world_synthetic_marijuana_is_more_illegal_than_the_real_stuff%E2%80%94and_easier_to_buy.html
A decade ago, synthetic marijuana hit shelves at skate and
head shops with two big advantages over real grass: It was legal and it
wouldn’t show up in drug tests. A decade later, fake pot could ]]>A Question of Breeding - A local semen bank for dogs is accused of sending the wrong seed.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19313-a_question_of_breeding_a_local_semen_bank_for_dogs_is_accused_of_sending_the_wrong_seed.html
For more than 40 years, Carrol C. Platz Jr. has been
collecting dog semen—sometimes using a device called an
electroejaculator, and sometimes by hand.
Platz is a
world-renowned expert on the]]>Dotcom Before The Storm - An alleged rape victim turns to crowdsourcing in her civil suit against a prominent Portland software executive.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21761-dotcom_before_the_storm_an_alleged_rape_victim_turns_to_crowdsourcing_in_her_civil_suit_against_a_pr.html
A new lawsuit accuses a leading Portland software
entrepreneur of sexual assault, and his accuser has taken the
extraordinary step of trying to crowdsource $11,500 to help pay for her
civil case]]>Hang Ten - A survey of 10 kalua pig plate lunches in Portland.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21946-hang_ten_a_survey_of_10_kalua_pig_plate_lunches_in_portland.html
There is not much Hawaiian food in Portland.
At
least not the dishes people in my native state would call “Hawaiian.” On
the islands, the term is properly used to denote something with roots]]>Signed, Sealed, Delinquent? - A popular Portland delivery service faces allegations it underpays its couriers.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21820-signed_sealed_delinquent_a_popular_portland_delivery_service_faces_allegations_it_underpays_its_cour.html
If you’ve filled a prescription or bought
a house in Portland in the last 10 years, there’s a decent chance a
company called Senvoy was involved in the transaction.
The Portland company
cl]]>127th and Hales - The mayor says he makes his decisions thinking about one intersection. We went there. It needs paving.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21520-127th_and_hales_the_mayor_says_he_makes_his_decisions_thinking_about_one_intersection_we_went_there_.html
Charlotte Hurt says she didn’t choose to move to Southeast
127th Avenue and Mill Court. And she hasn’t heard of Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales.
Hurt moved last year
to a turquoise cottage fo]]>World Cup 2014 Scouting Report - The cast of characters in soccer’s biggest free-for-all.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22662-world_cup_2014_scouting_report_the_cast_of_characters_in_soccers_biggest_free_for_all.html
The World Cup starts with two weeks of utter chaos. Called
the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each.
Each group plays a round-robin tournament. There are always multip]]>Cold Dreams - Residents of Right 2 Dream Too question Mayor Charlie Hales’ offer to move them inside.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21638-cold_dreams_residents_of_right_2_dream_too_question_mayor_charlie_hales_offer_to_move_them_inside.html
It’s a quarter to 9 on the coldest night so far this year,
and a 64-year-old man named Misha waits for a turn to sleep in a tent
with strangers.
Right 2 Dream Too—the
iconic homeless camp ]]>Changing Places - A North Portland center shows what a “green” building means.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19289-changing_places_a_north_portland_center_shows_what_a_%E2%80%9Cgreen%E2%80%9D_building_means.html
It’s easy to look past the squat former Arco station at
North Albina Avenue and Ainsworth Street. The exterior disguises the
clean, sleek remodeling inside that has transformed it into the June ]]>Yellow Card - It’s not too soon for a warning: The Portland Timbers, absent big change, are headed for trouble.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22447-yellow_card_its_not_too_soon_for_a_warning_the_portland_timbers_absent_big_change_are_headed_for_tro.html
The Portland Timbers are supposed to be one of the dominant teams in Major League Soccer.
The 2013 campaign saw
the team soar to the Western Conference final after an abysmal
performance a year ]]>Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan, Buried in the Sky - The real heroes.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19310-peter_zuckerman_amanda_padoan_buried_in_the_sky_the_real_heroes.html
There are a lot of books about mountaineering disasters, but few center on people with stories like Chhiring Sherpa’s. Buried in the Sky (W.W.
Norton & Company, 304 pages, $26.95) is Peter Zuc]]>Great Expectations - After a breakout season, the Portland Timbers must show they’re for real. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22058-great_expectations_after_a_breakout_season_the_portland_timbers_must_show_theyre_for_real.html
As the Portland Timbers continue their preseason
tournament tonight against Portmore United, a Jamaican club, nobody
would blame fans for being nervous. The 2013 season was close to
perfect. “]]>